Cisco offers five levels of certification, of which Cisco Certified Network Associate is second. Associates specialize in SP operation, design, voice, security, and wireless. However, the most basic CCNA certification denotes a specialty in routing and switching.
I very often get asked about the best way to tackle I.T . CBT based exams. So I thought some tips may help the readers of my blog.
Don’t Panic. To quote Douglas Adams( from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), those are the most important two words when you’re taking an exam. If you haven’t taken an exam in a while, or there’s a bonus riding on it. The most important thing is to keep your wits about you, breathe deep and remember that the worst thing that will happen is you’ll fail and have to take the exam again. Granted, that’s not necessarily a great outcome, but it’s not like someone’s going to beat you with a stick.
If you are an IT Professional, you are probably aware that there are a large number of employment opportunities available to you on a contract basis. Many IT professionals shy away from these opportunities in favor of the more traditional ‘Full Time’/'Permanent’ positions. Here we will explore some of the things that you need to consider before you reject any position out of hand.
By Matt Murren
If your are currently an IT professional looking to advance your career, you should take a hard look at Cisco Certification. Cisco is the leader in networking and switching technologies. With VOIP and other growing internet technologies the use of networking equipment is only going to grow. There are a wide range of jobs that can be leveraged by obtaining a Cisco certification. Don’t let the opportunity pass you by.
The format and difficulty of computer certification exams is constantly changing. When I took my first certification exam (Novell NetWare 3.1x CNA, January 1997), there was no such thing as a simulator question, and my practical skills really were not tested. The exams then were much heavier on memorization.
One factor that helped make up for that was that the Novell exams were adaptive. If you missed a question on a particular topic, you would continue to be asked questions about that topic until you got it right. You couldn’t afford to be weak in any topic, because the exam would most likely find that out and keep hitting you with questions on that topic until you failed.